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Washington County officials brief Tualatin council on public safety and library levies
Summary
County officials presented a replacement public safety levy (≈$0.66/$1,000 assessed value) to fund prosecution, jail capacity and victim services and a replacement library levy (37¢/$1,000) to fund WCCLS central services; councilors pressed for program breakdowns and local allocation details.
Washington County officials and the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) staff briefed the Tualatin City Council on Aug. 11 about two ballot measures the county plans to place before voters.
Public safety levy presentation: District Attorney Kevin Barton and sheriff’s office representatives described a proposed replacement local option levy at roughly $0.66 per $1,000 of assessed value (about $6 more per month for a typical homeowner in the county). The county estimates the measure would raise roughly $337 million over five years and help fund countywide prosecution, jail operations, victim…
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